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Sir Sammy Hain Esq.
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Here's the place to post those diamonds in the rough. Songs that you really like that most people have either forgotten or have never heard.

My first entry is from David & David an awesome song called "Welcome To The Boomtown"

I highly recommend this song to all.

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Miss Christina drives a nine-four-four (.944)
satisfaction oozes from he pores
she keeps rings on her fingers, marble on her floor
cocaine in her dresser, bars on her doors

she keeps her back against the wall
she keeps her back against the wall

So I say, I say welcome, welcome to the boomtown
pick a habit we got plenty to go around
welcome to the boomtown
and all that money makes such a succulent sound
welcome to the boomtown

Handsome Kevin got a little off track
took a year off of college and he never went back
now he smokes much too much, he's got a permanent hack
deals dope out of Denny's and keeps a table in the back

he always listens to the ground
always listens to the ground

So I say, I say welcome, welcome to the boomtown
pick a habit we got plenty to go around
welcome to the boomtown
and all that money makes such a succulent sound
welcome to the boomtown

Well the ambulance arrived too late
I guess she didn't want to wait...

So I say, I say welcome, welcome to the boomtown
pick a habit we got plenty to go around
welcome to the boomtown
and all that money makes such a succulent sound
welcome to the boomtown
welcome to the boomtown
welcome to the boomtown

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Sam, never heard that song, what year and where can I find it?

There are a bunch of underrated 80's songs out there, a few:

Idle Eyes-Tokyo Rose
Laid Back-White Horse
And also the Trees-Scarlet Arch
The Passions-In love with a German film star
Wolfgang Press-Heart of Stone
Kick Axe-Heavy Metal Shuffle

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Sir Sammy Hain Esq.
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David & David

Only familiar with two of your songs

Laid Back and Kick Axe. Actually saw Kick Axe open up for Judas Priest on their Defenders of the Faith tour.

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Will have to check out David & David, the idle Eyes song is real good, they must be canadian, because I thought more people knew that on. As for Kick Axe, Vancouver Punk band do a reall cool cover of that song on the FUBAR soundtrack. You should definetly watch and purchase that movie and soundtrack, it's right up your alley.
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A song that comes to mind is "88 Lines About 44 Women" by The Nails. [Cool]
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Some more:

Sleeping Dogs-Flesh for Lulu
Nova Heart-Spoons(canadian new wave)
We all fall down-Red Rockers

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Sir Sammy Hain Esq.
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Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider is awesome too.
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Actually a lot of early Red Rider is amazing, if you see a compilation cd called 60 minutes with Red Rider it is well worth it.

Also:

The Flirts-Passion
Soft Cell-Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Josef K-Sorry for Laughing
The Associates-Party Fears Two
Laura Branigan-Self Control

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Devolution here,

I love 88 lines. I also like "New Toy" by Lene Lovich.

We are DEVO

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There is one called "Don't Stop Trying" (I think)

Don't stop trying...
Don't come crying...
Better keep away...
Every night and day... baby

Don't stop! Don't give up! Baby! Babaay!

I don't know who does it, and can't find it.
Any helpz?

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Sir Sammy Hain Esq.
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Kayleigh by Marillion is a very fine song that at least stateside didn't get much recognition
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam Reservoir Dog Hain:
Kayleigh by Marillion is a very fine song that at least stateside didn't get much recognition

Complete opposite for that song in the UK Sam - it got to number 2, and was only kept off the top by a charity single. It's still their most famous single, but absolutely nothing like the sort of stuff they play now.
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Well, Riptide knows this already, but one of my fave songs that I didn't know until recently is a song by The Sound called Winter that is haunting and absolutely divine.

I'd like to sleep one hundred days
My feeling has gone, flesh cold and numb
I'm staring into winter

All's slowing down, snow in the wheels
Frost on the ground, ice cuts the seal
The opens up old wounds
That lets in the winter

Memories and hopes are all that I have
Bur are they all I need
Will they see me through this winter?

I'd like to sleep one hundred days
My reason has gone flesh cold and numb
At least let me sleep through the winter



Stunning and beautiful and so, so sad.

Missie

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Frida- Something going on, I never see this 80's song on any compliations, not bad for a former ABBA singer

Lords of the New Church-Russian Roulette

totally underrated group, loved the singer Stiv Bators apearance in Tape Heads. Stiv, R.I.P.

That song by the Sound is a great one, they had so many others that were great too. They should have been as big as U2.

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also

Roachford-Cuddly Toy
Fearless Four-Rockin it

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"The Downtown Lights" by The Blue Nile.

The song made it in under the wire, coming out a few weeks before the 80s ended. It's an atmospheric tune which sounds sad and imaginative at the same time. I can see it being used in an 80s movie montage or its' closing credits. It has a sense of finality...A "this is it and it was a Hell of a ride" type of feel.

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I heard Gloria today - haven't heard that song for years!!!!!! Can't remember who it is by.
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Irene Kara, was maybe the verison you heard but i know of other who have done it now too.
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Kat27 wrote:
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I heard "Gloria" today - haven't heard that song for years!!!!!! Can't remember who it is by.
You mean "Gloria" by Laura Branigan (R.I.P.)?
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A very good almost-obscure-sounding kinda track is 'Somewhere Down The Crazy River' by Robbie Robertson. Has a character all its own; especially love the Deep South (possibly [Smile] ) ambience it generates thanks to Robbie's talking delivery on the verses followed by that uplifting chorus. Minor hit in the UK not sure about Stateside??

Yea, I can see it now
The distant red neon shivered in the heat
I was feeling like a stranger in a strange land
You know where people play games with the night
God, it was too hot to sleep
I followed the sound of a jukebox coming from a levee
All of a sudden I could hear somebody whistling
From right behind me
I turned around and she said
"Why do you always end up down at Nick's Cafe?"
I said "I don't know, the wind just kind of pushed me this way."
She said "Hang the rich."

Catch the blue train
To places never been before
Look for me
Somewhere down the crazy river
Somewhere down the crazy river
Catch the blue train
All the way to Kokomo
You can find me
Somewhere down the crazy river
Somewhere down the crazy river

Take a picture of this
The fields are empty, abandoned '59 Chevy
Laying in the back seat listening to Little Willie John
Yea, that's when time stood still
You know, I think I'm gonna go down to Madam X
And let her read my mind
She said "That Voodoo stuff don't do nothing for me."

I'm a man with a clear destination
I'm a man with a broad imagination
You fog the mind, you stir the soul
I can't find, ... no control

Catch the blue train
To places never been before
Look for me
Somewhere down the crazy river
Somewhere down the crazy river
Catch the blue train
All the way to Kokomo
You can find me
Somewhere down the crazy river
Somewhere down the crazy river

Wait, did you hear that
Oh this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me
She said "There's one thing you've got to learn
Is not to be afraid of it."
I said "No, I like it, I like it, it's good."
She said "You like it now
But you'll learn to love it later."

I been spellbound - falling in trances
I been spellbound - falling in trances
You give me shivers - chills and fever
I been spellbound - somewhere down the crazy river



John.

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Hordak, do I have some news for you. Here on canadian radio, we hear this song all the time. It probably has to do with Robbie Robertson is considered canadian content, which means 40% of airplay time has to be canadian artists. On this station at work I pretty much hear this song every day actually. It was good for it's time, but really sick of it.
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Riptide that is good to hear! Only recently discovered it again on one of my old Top 40 pop tapes, sandwitched as it was between Big Country's 'King Of Emotion' and Tanita Tikaram's 'Good Tradition'. All classic songs, yet somehow Robbie's just stood out for me, probably due to the Chris Rea-esq laid back vibe it has.

Must admit to being tired of it too now, but that's only 'cos of all the times I've played it last few days!

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